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• Change of command in Iraq
  U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus, who is credited with curbing sectarian violence in Iraq, is expected to hand over his role to U.S. Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno. Midday explores how Petraeus changed the war in Iraq, and what will happen when he hands off his responsibilities to Odierno.Midday, September 16, 2008
• Author Mohsin Hamid on the U.S. and Pakistan
  Mohsin Hamid, author of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" and "Moth Smoke" recently discussed the relationship between the U.S. and Pakistan at the City Club of Cleveland. Hamid, a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School who now lives in London, grew up in Pakistan.Midday, September 16, 2008
• RNC-related arrests slowly progress through courts
  It could take months for the cases of people arrested during the Republican National Convention to work their way through the courts.September 15, 2008
• Nation marks 7th anniversary of terror attacks
  The nation paused Thursday to mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a ceremony at the World Trade Center site, the dedication of a memorial at the Pentagon and a planned visit to ground zero by the presidential candidates.September 11, 2008
• Minnesota non-profit honors local vets
  Seven Minnesota soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan will be recognized during a ceremony at the State Capitol this morning.September 11, 2008
• Winona dedicates 9/11 memorial
  A massive granite memorial, 9 feet by 11 feet, will be dedicated in a ceremony today in Winona, Minn. remembering the more than 3,000 people that died this day seven years ago.September 11, 2008
• Terrorism seven years after 9/11
  On the seventh anniversary of September 11th, counter-terrorism expert Michael Hurley joins Midday to discuss the al-Qaida terrorist network, the state of security in the United States and the impact of the 9/11 attacks seven years later.Midday, September 11, 2008
• Protest as social action
  During the Republican National Convention, 818 activists were arrested during street protests as well as preemptive raids. Midmorning examines the purpose of protest and explores its role in social movements.Midmorning, September 10, 2008
• Iraq's unclear future
  President Bush announced the planned withdrawal of a total of 8,000 troops from Iraq by early next year. In a new book, a journalist and former Marine assesses the state of Iraq, and the choices facing the next president.Midmorning, September 10, 2008
• Michael Chertoff at the National Press Club
  After hurricanes Gustav, Hannah and now Ike, and just before the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff addresses a live audience at the National Press Club.Midday, September 10, 2008
• Minnesota troops bound for Iraq get sendoff
  Fifty-one members of the 934th Air Lift Wing are leaving Minneapolis today to serve a tour of duty in Iraq.September 8, 2008
• 320 Duluth-based National Guard soldiers to deploy
  About 320 members of the Minnesota Air National Guard are headed to Iraq again.September 6, 2008
• Final day protests end in an estimated 300 arrests
  A protest that started on the State Capitol lawn yesterday afternoon ended with an estimated 300 arrests, the most of any day during the Republican National Convention. The protesters had planned to march to the Xcel Center where the RNC held its final day of events.September 5, 2008
• Not a Protester? Thou Doth Protest Too Much
  On the last day of the Republican National Convention, John McCain calls for a shakeup in Washington. But for many living in the host city, business as usual sounds pretty good.September 4, 2008
• Convention-related arrests top 500
  Police hauled detained protesters to jail by the busload after using smoke and concussion grenades to disperse groups of roving protesters in St. Paul on the final day of the Republican National Convention.September 4, 2008

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